Yes because I meant it looks EXACTLY like a petrol engine, yes that's what I meant. (eye roll)

thats what I thought, looked like a dittle 3 cyl

hintzofcolorconcepts dittle 0_o what the heck do you talk about that your ohone didnt autocorrect "dittle" 0_o dafuq you been dittling, creep

Gene hampshire jr. says the guy that doesnt even understand how to tag someone in a comment, much less the definition of illiterate =D

guy that write's ohone complain's about other guy writing dittle, when its obviously little, guy also assumes that everyone is on a phone, instead of a computer.

Ok make me one !!!! Or are you just teasing all of us? Dude that is soooo sick !!! Answer my call for an e-bike bro .... I wanna own one of these !!!

Yes. Dewalt will certainly be interested

it looks like a vintage beautiful bike. Disgustingly brilliant. how cool. well- done Sir. just first class

U don't go out enough

Scott Cook Yea there are multiple ways to do the 12v. I just didnt want a 7th battery. Using a single 60 to 12v step down is actually equally simple in my book. If I add another battery I would need a mount, and a gauge for that battery and what if it dies? do I sub it out with my bike sets? Do I swap? It seems better to me to have one set of 6 and whatever that power is, is what I have instead of well I have this much for this and that much for that. I have room in the saddle bags but I wanted nothing in them in case I wanted to go without saddle bags. Its true that under load the drop could be uneven per pack but I really havent seen that. Its like 0.3v off however after each ride each pack goes right back on its own charger bringing it back to full. If I run only 3 packs at 25A thats 8A per pack which is average for a dewalt power tool. I measured a drill with a hard core drill bit and it gave a reading of 7A. When I double up the packs (all 6) (they are wired cell to cell not just 0v and +20v) and so my load is more like 4A per pack. Walk in the park for a pack. This is much better as a drill you use a bit, put down, back and forth. An electric bike is using energy at a more continuous rate which can cause a pack to overheat.

Fantastic bike. Excited to see your update vid.

It was about $2000 for everything but this was not a budget project.

You need a transformer to properly step the voltage down to 12 volts. You might try using a 120v AC to 12v DC, if you got one laying around. You could shell out the bucks for one specific for the task or make your own. Its just coiling input and output wires around a square magnet (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/Single-phase_transformer). Suggest using a circuit tester to reveal the output voltage and amperage, before hooking it up to anything of value. Its not just the voltage that should concern you. The potential, amperage, off by a factor of 10 can easily fry low voltage items.

I very much like the styling. It looks a bit like vintage Harley, the way you have everything setup. The helmet adds to the motif. The features like the lights, dials, radio and heated grips and heated outfit really ad value. Where did you get all these ideas? Any thoughts about selling your idea or making a child's version. A fake motorcycle exhaust noise could be a great feature that kids would like for a child's version. A noise maker would also provide added safety for children, to constantly let drivers know their whereabouts like the beeping a truck makes when it backs up. The problem with electric bike, unlike the gas driven conversion you had earlier, is they can be too quiet, and sneak up on or under you. Have you given any thought about going into production and working with a partner? I could help. I know the law, how to file patents, and how to get crowd funding; and, I have a corporation to protect the investment, although I am not 100% comfortable with the reliability, safety, and performance of your unit with the the lights shorting out, and the fact that 60v could take you up to 35 mph. To be legal for bike lanes in most US states, it would have to be governed below 20 mph, or you would have to have a license, get it tagged, and have insurance for it.

*1920s

Ken Munoz Agreed! It reminds me of WWII era motorcycles without the noise of course.

I mean I won't one

The chrome on the batteries is 3mm stick on chrome trim for cars. The tail light is a reproduction 1932 (passenger side) ford tail light which I got the led version. It comes in chrome so I left the outside chrome and powder coated the base gloss black. The bike I got on a bike website, the bafung motor I got from some site in japan I think, and then everything else I got on ebay.

Nice job with a lot of love to detail! It takes a lot of time imaging how solve a problem f.ex. the chrome trim. Ex post it's easy but in the moment you must have the idea and the place where to get it. The estethical result is very good because everything matches. I don't know hoy it is to ride, probably also a nice quality.

how much does it weigh? I'm sure with that weight and no suspension, it's a rough ride. but your a pro and no ordinary guy can build this at home without complex tools. great job nonetheless

+BOREDANDWELLBORED : A 1920s Harley was also rough to ride! :-)

BOREDANDWELLBORED 60lbs no batteries 70lbs with. its got 2.5" tires and i keep them on the smoother side but yea if i see potholess or something you slow down a bit or stand off the seat.

Yea I wanted a 3 cylinder motorcycle and they didnt make one so I built this instead! ha ha jk

TanzanianRoots

Surprising what you can make what you put time and effort in to and of course lots of money and research

the eagles made it look like some kind of WWII German E-bike lol.

MakerMonkey

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You seriously need to be on a design team for an ebike company . No sorry u need to be the head designer of a design team

Once you get all the kinks worked out that bike could sell for thousands

Contact DeWalt and ask them to sponsor u they will probly give u free batteries for life